All-purpose auto parts cleaner



Oct. 30, 1951 GORDEN 2,573,008

ALL-PURPOSE AUTO PARTS CLEANER Filed Aug. 14, 1946 2 SHEETSSHEET l Inventor fioward Z Coraevz.

H. L. GORDEN 2,573,008

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Patented Oct. 30, 1951 ALL-PURPOSEQUTO PARTS GLEANER flow-ardsLnGm-den,-=Painesville; Ohio Applicait-ion fiugust 14, 1946; Serial- N 05690527 ported upon casters,' -and: which :may beareadily Jslid: under any-portion of-an automobile; ito pump r astream of cleaning fiuid' on a greasyspartf of the' automobile which: is 1 to be' worked Ions:v said grease being removedz and falling imangrease can or tray positionedlin'lthe upper portion -ofzztsaid cleaner body, after whi'ch the" soiledorfldirty ":cleaning fluidwill he Lfilter'ed twice :before it 'is" agairnpumped: over. the greasy pairts of the au tomobile.

An'other object of the invention --is =':to: provide an improved portable all purposerauto- -partcleaner -compr-ising a-removable tray=supported in the" upp er:- por-tionzlofr a reeeptaicle orlatanki.imwhich arsupply of. cleansingtfluidsis :receiuedyrtogether with aimotor driven. fluidzxipump disposednrnthe end 'of'i theidevice whereby the rfluidlwilhbez twice I runcthrouglrcfiltersitozbei again rused zinccleaning the greasy parts of the automobile or otherrmechan-ism.

Another object of the invention is to provide an all purposeauto part cl'eaner which will be aadapted-to-berolled unden-any portiorr'of arrautomobile which will be workedmpon; andarstream of cleansing fluid pumped onrsaidmart prior to the actual work b'eingdone so 'thatthe mechanic will have an unobstructed View of the mechanism.

A-still furtherobjectofthe invention is to providean a11- purpose auto part "cleanerwhich will ---be highly efficientinoperation, and relatively inexpensive to manufacture and-produce.

"Other objectswillappearas the description "proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application,

Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved all purpose auto part cleaner;

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 2, and

Figure 5 is a side elevation of the clip device for holding the steel wool within the filter chamber.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the following specification and the accom- 2 ir panying :drawin'gs i'rto i'd'esignate :corresponding lparts.

E'In carr'ying :outzthei present invention; there is -provided: atsubstantially rectangularshaped tank 5 egenerally designated :by the reference-Lnumeral -l the same :being provided I with the laterally o iextendingxbrackets: 2 adjacent the corners therec'of, andiiin' iwhichz are supported? the rollers or 1 casters: 3fiwhi'chvsupport;thez :tank. a.- slight disloa tancez above? the" ground .level :so 1 that the same I lmayfbelrolled under any portionbf-z an automobile uponrwhich work is ;:to: be done.

@The tanki'orib'ody liiis divided into two separate c'ompartments; itheuiirst:compartment being the ].5l :'largeri=compartment.Lin"which cleansing fluid 4 will be placed; and which will be covered'by a TemoVabIe-tray isuitably secured at the upper zvportionforstop' oft'said' tank I. vThe removable tray" 5. list substantially square, and is provided zoiwith afourfl'fsloping walls 6; which support the :tisquareifilter housing 1 in whichisteelwool 8' is packed. L'The .topaofthe square filter housing I isti'coveredibythei coarse mesh screening "9 fitted 1 withinzthei'square Sframe I0, and secured to the adiacent fed'ges ofrthe-walls by-means of the ".liscrewstor bolts: H. The lower portion of the i square filter -h'ousing' 1 will bev provided with a :perforated :closure'so that the dirty fluid falling fintcr the removable :tray may passithrough said ffilterttoibeicleaned and into the cleaningifluid in LthGiilOWGITpOItiOII oflthe tank I.

A second filter housing extendst-ransverselyof atheftank I adjacent one endthereof and-isformed by :the spaced walls 12 and lflwhich are provided 30 owith the -:;perf'orations l4 vformed through their .a'lower'rends;as-clearly illustrated in Figures 3 and ttofatheldrawings. :Steel Wool l5 will' be secured -."within therilower portion of the filter casing between the spaced walls I2 and I3, and Willbe '40. compressed"? therein: andiheld. by means of the pressure plate I6 to which the upwardly and out wardly extending spring holding clips or arms I! and I8 are secured to be engaged under the adjacent portion of the cover l9.

A small electric motor, preferably of approximately ,5, of a horsepower and denoted by the reference numeral 20 is supported within the compartment 2| in the upper corner of the end of the tank I, the cover portion immediately thereover being formed with a plurality of apertures 22 whereby air may pass through to cool or ventilate the motor.

A pair of spaced supporting bracket members 23 and 24 are secured respectively t the compartment 2| and to the cover I9, and support the gear driven pump 25, which is connected by means of the flexible shafting 26 extending through the compartment I to be connected with the motor shaft of the electric motor 20. The gear driven pump 25 Will be disposed adjacent the lower portion of or adjacent the bottom of the tank I and will have its inlet end close to the said bottom, while an outlet tube 21 extends upwardly from the discharge end of the pump, and is adapted to receive a section of rubber hose 28 which may or may not support a suitable nozzle and valve for controlling the same (not shown) From the foregoing description, it will parent that when any work is to be done underneath an automobile, the improved all purpose auto part cleaner will be rolled upon its casters 3 under that portion of the automobile which is to be worked on. The tank will be filled approximately one-third full of cleansing fluid, and the mechanic will start the electric motor which will be connected with a suitable source of electrical energy or electric current supply (not shown), and will grasp the hose connected with the outlet tube 21 and will direct a stream of cleansing fluid upon that portion of the automobile which is to be worked upon, thereby removing and cleansing that part of the oil and grease which is caked underneath the chassis of all automobile. The dirty cleansing fluid and grease will fall down into the sloping walls of the removable tray 5, and will pass through the filter housing I and through the steel wool 8, and drop back into the cleansing fluid in the tank I. As the cleansing fluid is pumped from the small compartment at the end of the tank, the fluid in the main portion of the tank seeking to reach a common level will pass through the second filter of steel wool to be further cleansed, to then be mixed with the cleansed fluid in the pump compartment. It will therefore be seen that when the cleansing fluid is once placed within the device, it may be used repeatedly for cleansing parts of an automobile which are to be worked upon, and when said fluid has accumulated so much dirt that it is of little value, the same may be readily pumped from the tank by means of the gear driven pump 25, after which new cleansing fluid may be substituted therefor. From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that there has been devised and provided a highly eflicient form of all purpose auto parts cleaner, which may be readily manufactured at a relatively low cost.

While the preferred embodiment of the instant invention has been illustrated and described, it will be understood that it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention thereto, as many minor changes in detail of construction may be resorted to without departure from the spirit of the in Vention.

Having thus described my invention what I be at- 7 4 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. .An all purpose auto parts cleaner comprising a wheeled container, a main tank and auxiliary tank in said container, perforated walls separating said tanks, a filter within said walls, said tanks being adapted t contain cleansing fluid, a removable inwardly sloping tray seated within said main tank, a filter disposed centrally of said tray, a gear pump in said auxiliary tank, and means connected with said gear pump for directing the filtered cleansing fluid from the gear pump upon greasy parts of an automobile disposed above said tray.

2. Combination of claim 1, a cover for said auxiliary tank, bracket members secured to one side of said auxiliary tank and to said cover forming a compartment in said auxiliary tank, an electric motor, for operating said gear pump, secured to the underside of the cover and within said compartment, means connected with said compartment and cover for holding the pump adjacent the bottom of said smaller tank, a flexible shafting connected between said pump and said motor, an outlet from said gear pump, and a hose connected with said outlet.

3. An all purpose auto parts cleaner comprising a container, a pair of laterally spaced perforated walls mounted in said container and separating said container into a main tank and auxiliary tank, said tanks being adapted to contain cleansing fluid, a filter disposed between said walls, a removable inwardly sloping tray seated within said main tank, a filter disposed centrally of said tray, a gear pump in said auxiliary tank, and means connected with said gear pump for directing filtered cleansing fluid from the gear pump upon the greasy parts of an automobile disposed above said tray.

4. The combination of claim 3, including a cover for said auxiliary tank, a plate disposed between said laterally spaced walls, means carried by said plate and engaging said auxiliary tank cover for urging said plate into compressing engagement with the filter disposed between said walls.

HOWARD L. GORDEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Wilson Sept. 25, 1945 

